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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Bivalvia | Mytiloida | Mytiloidea | Mytilidae | Limnoperna fortunei

nominal species Mytilus taprobanensis Preston, 1915

Mytilus taprobanensis Preston, 1915 = Limnoperna fortunei

Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: ??.

= Limnoperna fortunei

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857) — Beu, 2006

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